Nine To Noon Podcast Options

10:41 AM.Don Rood reviews 'Passchendaele: The Anatomy of a Tragedy' by Andrew MacDonald, published by HarperCollins NZ. Audio

10:06 AM.Dr Glenn Singleman and Heather Swan are husband-and-wife adventurers. The Sydney couple have several world records under their belts, including the world's highest base jump in a wingsuit - 6,604… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.The political debate over the Syria crisis, and two Coronation Street stars face sex charges. Audio

9:37 AM.Ladar Levison - owner of the encrypted email service Lavabit, reportedly used by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden - on his decision to shut down the service to prevent US government spying. Audio

9:09 AM.Jacqueline Rowarth, professor of agribusiness at Waikato University; James Stewart, Federated Farmers Manawatu dairy chairman; and Fonterra's director of strategy, Maury Leyland. Audio

11:49 AM.Art that depicts science; designers that play with tradition; and what do you have to do if you want to keep an iPad app forever? Audio

11:33 AM.Can an employee's actions away from work be a disciplinary issue - and possibly lead to dismissal? Audio

11:06 AM.Laura Veirs has been making her brand of indie-folk music for over a decade. Originally from Colorado, she is now based in Portland, Oregon with her husband, producer-drummer Tucker Martine. Together… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.By Simono Pearson, published by Hodder and reviewed by Harry Broad. Audio

10:10 AM.Paul Whelan is a successful opera singer, and his father Don Whelan is a veteran Christchurch music teacher and choir master. Paul is in New Zealand to play the role of Daland in New Zealand Opera's… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.It's looking like the last days of the Rudd Government as Tony Abbott remains ahead on the poles. Audio

9:35 AM.Emily Oster is an associate professor of economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the author of Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong and What You… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Environmental lawyer Robert Makgill; Raewyn Peart, policy director at the Environment Defence Society and Greenpeace energy campaigner Steve Abel Audio

11:50 AM.Gavin Ellison the media coverage of the Labour leadership race. Audio

11:30 AM.Wellington collector and craftsperson Sue McMillan on the social history of wool blankets. Audio

11:10 AM.Rod Oram discusses business news including Fonterra's forecast. Audio

10:40 AM.Sonja de Freiz reviews The Virgin and the Whale by Carl Nixon. Audio

10:10 AM.Nick Perry is the recently retired Assistant Police Commissioner. Audio

9:45 AM.A Christchurch school is conducting a racism experiment using children. Audio

9:35 AM.Support for Labor sinks in the last week of the Australian election campaign. Audio

9:22 AM.The Pike River mine body recovery plan is to be announced by the Government today. Audio

9:05 AM.Ministry of Health investigation finds retirement village is failing residents. Audio

11:50 AM.The case of the vanishing Trustee. Audio

11:30 AM.Laura Vincent established her food, recipe and restaurant review blog Hungry and Frozen in 2007. She was approached by Penguin Books to write a cookbook and the result, also called Hungry and Frozen… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Up for discussion today, the asset sales referendum, unions, and the botulism that never was. Audio